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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening to Pictures Media Radio. Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>Policy and Rights show Ups, Welcome to Policy, Human Joys,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to policy and right here and Depictions Media Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm host to Michael Kloggs. Okay, So, coming up to

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<v Speaker 1>July seventeenth, twenty twenty five, there has been large and

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<v Speaker 1>huge questions about First Nations and Bill C five, that

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<v Speaker 1>is the bill that fast tracks the critical projects to

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<v Speaker 1>Canadian infrastructure, enabling under a federal provision that certain types

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<v Speaker 1>of projects can be fast tracked and just put to

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<v Speaker 1>put to put through with minimal environmental testing and minimal

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<v Speaker 1>consultation to First Nations, if there is any consultation First

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<v Speaker 1>Nations at all. And the problem is is that the

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<v Speaker 1>bill itself breaks a number of treaties and international laws

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<v Speaker 1>on Indigenous rights that First Nations are as Indigenous people

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<v Speaker 1>should be counselor consulted about all of these major projects

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<v Speaker 1>because it's going across traditional, territorial and ancestral lands. So

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<v Speaker 1>what we're going to hear is is Mark Kearney has

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<v Speaker 1>actually set up a meeting over the ended on July seventeenth,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five, and it is the first and such

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<v Speaker 1>meetings in over thirteen years where First Nations chiefs are

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<v Speaker 1>all gathered together in order to speak with the Canadian

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<v Speaker 1>government all at one time about a particular law or

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<v Speaker 1>bill that is being put put to the test. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to hear from Mark Karniy as he discussed

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<v Speaker 1>the what critical infrastructure really means as he speaks to

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<v Speaker 1>at a couple of different press conferences about the Canada

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<v Speaker 1>or colonial side of things they need to happen. We're

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<v Speaker 1>also going to hear from the First Nations National Chief

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<v Speaker 1>as she discussed the needs of First Nations and the

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<v Speaker 1>rights to actually protect the land and ensure that there

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<v Speaker 1>is a appropriate balance between gathering resources because Canada is

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<v Speaker 1>a resource for sale kind of a nation, and protecting

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<v Speaker 1>the land so that it can be used for generations

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<v Speaker 1>and generations to come. One of the things, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the first things that it's taught in Addigenous culture to

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<v Speaker 1>children is to protect the land for future generations beyond themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>To protect things so that not only can they use it,

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<v Speaker 1>but it has to last beyond them. It has to

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<v Speaker 1>go past them to the next generations and generations beyond

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<v Speaker 1>their their own, their own grand children and grandchildren and

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<v Speaker 1>so forth, and that is something that some of the

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<v Speaker 1>colonialism is very short sighted on. It doesn't necessarily always

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<v Speaker 1>want to protect the generations to come, but it focuses

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<v Speaker 1>more on what they hearing now is neither side is

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to say this, neither side is exactly right

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<v Speaker 1>or wrong, but there has to be some sort of

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<v Speaker 1>balance between the two in order for First Nations people

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<v Speaker 1>to survive and thrive as they should within this within

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<v Speaker 1>the society. Because it is the land that that their

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<v Speaker 1>ancestors have been on for thousands of years, that we

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<v Speaker 1>know that that there were cultures, there were countries, there

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<v Speaker 1>were there were nations that that were on this particular

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<v Speaker 1>land between especially between the US and Canada, where they

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<v Speaker 1>tried trying to tell us that there wasn't there was

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<v Speaker 1>just a jumble of stuff. There was wasn't anything, no

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<v Speaker 1>formalized culture. That the people that were here were uncivilized

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<v Speaker 1>and had no culture, and until until colonialism happened and

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<v Speaker 1>that brought culture to it, that's simply not true that

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<v Speaker 1>there was culture. There were there were nations, there were civilizations,

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<v Speaker 1>there were towns, villages, and as you move across the

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<v Speaker 1>county of North North America, that it wasn't just some

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<v Speaker 1>jumble of stuff that there was established governments. There were

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<v Speaker 1>established civilizations that were here before colonialism came, and that

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<v Speaker 1>has to be recognized. And that's part of what is

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<v Speaker 1>being asked now from First Nations members as they are

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<v Speaker 1>confronting Bill C five, that the rights of the land

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<v Speaker 1>have to be protected. The land itself has to be

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<v Speaker 1>protected in order for us as human beings to live

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<v Speaker 1>beyond future generations. And if we don't take that stewardship

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<v Speaker 1>seriously that there are that the earth itself will take

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<v Speaker 1>care of it, take care of it for us. So

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<v Speaker 1>we have to the thing of it is is that

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<v Speaker 1>both the colonial side and the rustation side have to

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<v Speaker 1>come together in order to find a way to work together,

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<v Speaker 1>to work with how the land itself wants to work.

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<v Speaker 1>That we have to work together in order to protect

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<v Speaker 1>all of the other species that by by mass ripping

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<v Speaker 1>up and mass construction, will actually into the loss of

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<v Speaker 1>species of animals, the loss is the species of plants,

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<v Speaker 1>and ultimately with those losses will actually cause harm to

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<v Speaker 1>our own existence. So why don't we listen to what

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<v Speaker 1>the First Nation's chief has to say? And we're also

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<v Speaker 1>going to hear a clip from Mark Karney as he

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<v Speaker 1>appeared in at these press conferences, also with the summit

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<v Speaker 1>that was held between First Nations and the Canadian government.

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<v Speaker 2>For being pardon me, thanks for being here.

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<v Speaker 3>This is uh.

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<v Speaker 2>This is an important day. The government ran or I

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<v Speaker 2>ran on building Canada, building Canada strong. We received a

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<v Speaker 2>strong mandate for that. Our signature piece of legislation was

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<v Speaker 2>the One Canadian Economy Act and Building Canada Act within

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<v Speaker 2>that received bipartisan support in Parliament. And this is the

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<v Speaker 2>first step. This is the first step of putting that

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<v Speaker 2>into action. We're starting as we mean to go on,

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<v Speaker 2>which means engaging with First Nations. We'll be engaging with

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<v Speaker 2>the Inuit next week ten days from now Inuvik, and

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<v Speaker 2>then they may see and having that engagement so that

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<v Speaker 2>the projects, as we're building our nation, we're building all nations,

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<v Speaker 2>building together, building in partnership. Today we'll be talking about

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<v Speaker 2>building in partnership with First Nations in some cases, in

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<v Speaker 2>partnership in some cases with projects led by First Nations.

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<v Speaker 2>Today is about the how, not the what. We're not

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<v Speaker 2>yet at the what stage we're not yet at the

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<v Speaker 2>what stage of which projects and how exactly the conditions

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<v Speaker 2>associated with those projects. But I'm very encouraged by the

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<v Speaker 2>turnout today of elected chiefs across the country, both physically

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<v Speaker 2>here and also virtually obviously in many cases very difficult

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<v Speaker 2>circumstances with the forest fires ravaging our country across our

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<v Speaker 2>country unfortunately now, and so the level of engagement, the

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<v Speaker 2>seniority of engagement. I'm here. I'll be here all day

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<v Speaker 2>with with my ministers and principally here to listen, uh

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<v Speaker 2>listen to about that how in that engagement? Hello, and

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<v Speaker 2>Francis p p uh the metal nerve, proget Luis the

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<v Speaker 2>Uh von participate those many that you had? He's so

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<v Speaker 2>two dozens, if you see, That's what I'll not be

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<v Speaker 2>because they feel fighting at all.

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<v Speaker 4>There's there's been a lot of age, there's been a lot.

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<v Speaker 5>Of about the You're facing a room full of chiefs

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<v Speaker 5>who faced other prime ministers who are distrustful, anxious, and

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<v Speaker 5>in some cases angry. I'd like you to explain what

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<v Speaker 5>advice you got from indigenous members of your cabinet and

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<v Speaker 5>caucus who are here today. What advice did they give

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<v Speaker 5>you to help establish trust in that room.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a it's it's a central question, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think the first is the advice that we took

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<v Speaker 2>and the approach that we've taken, uh to this central

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<v Speaker 2>issue for our country, for first nations of how we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to build prosperity in which all benefit is first

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<v Speaker 2>to create the conditions so we can have that conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh So this is enabling legislation. It doesn't say which projects,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't say how we're going to build it. The

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<v Speaker 2>second point is to the first thing we do is

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<v Speaker 2>to sit down and discuss exactly that in an open way,

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<v Speaker 2>to listen. That's always good advice. That's why I'm here.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm I will say a few words at the start

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<v Speaker 2>and answer questions at the end, but I'm here. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>here to listen, engage, and move forward from them.

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<v Speaker 7>How achievable is getting agreement or consensus from First Nations

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<v Speaker 7>leaders in this room today and who are not in

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<v Speaker 7>this room about how to move forward with this bill?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's again today is about how to move forward.

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<v Speaker 2>For example, we are we are providing forty million dollars

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<v Speaker 2>to build out capacity so that during the process of

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<v Speaker 2>determining what is a nation building projects which one do

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<v Speaker 2>First Nations do provinces to the people of Canada want

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<v Speaker 2>to move forward on that takes work, that takes capacity

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<v Speaker 2>in order to do that. How to define the conditions

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<v Speaker 2>The question that was just asked around those projects again,

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<v Speaker 2>you need capacity to that. So how do we take

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<v Speaker 2>that money, that commitment and translate that into an ability

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<v Speaker 2>first point? Second, Well, I yes, I do, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think this is and that's the purpose of having that's

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<v Speaker 2>the purpose of having a discussion, because this is the

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<v Speaker 2>first step of a process. And I think there's a

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<v Speaker 2>very basic point here. Everyone wants to make the country better.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone wants better opportunities for their children. Everyone wants more

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<v Speaker 2>resources for social services, for health, for education, for community services.

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<v Speaker 2>And the question is about where what we're for which

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<v Speaker 2>projects help achieve those goals. There's lots of projects that

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<v Speaker 2>will fall by the wayside because they don't need conditions,

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<v Speaker 2>because not there is an alignment of interest. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>about how we establish a process in order to achieve.

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<v Speaker 2>H. Thank you, Harold megwich quay h.

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<v Speaker 3>It is.

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<v Speaker 2>A great honor, a great pleasure to to open this summit.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to say a few words and then I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to listen. Listen for the day. Uh i listened carefully,

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<v Speaker 2>uh to Vernon. Thank you for starting the meeting in

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<v Speaker 2>the good way and the emphasis on listening ishkoda. We

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<v Speaker 2>are here to listen, and we are starting as we

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<v Speaker 2>mean to go forward by listening, engaging, working together. And

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<v Speaker 2>thank you Grand Chief for being here with us. I

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<v Speaker 2>know that many of you, virtually all of you, have

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<v Speaker 2>traveled very long distances to be here, and I welcome

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<v Speaker 2>all the rights holders, the nations, the treaty and non

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<v Speaker 2>treating territories represented here this morning, as well as those

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<v Speaker 2>of you who are joining us virtually. And I would

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<v Speaker 2>like to take a moment to acknowledge the many First

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<v Speaker 2>Nations that have been impacted by the devastating wildfires. I

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<v Speaker 2>would also like to, if I may, if you'll indulge me,

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<v Speaker 2>to compliment my colleagues, minister's Chartran, Alte Goldmasky, Minister Oldashevsky,

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<v Speaker 2>who worked tirelessly to help provide and work with First

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<v Speaker 2>Nations to combat these fuires and protect our people. There

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<v Speaker 2>are multiple leaders who could not be here today due

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<v Speaker 2>to the fires, but my commitment, our commitment, is to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure that they are engaged and included in the

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<v Speaker 2>conversations as we move forward. We'll also be launching a

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<v Speaker 2>regional dialogue and a consultation process that will provide further

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity for input and feedback. So today today is about

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<v Speaker 2>the future of our economies, or our economies, and how

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<v Speaker 2>we can build a new economy together, an economy that

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<v Speaker 2>moves from reliance to resilience. We have too much reliance

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<v Speaker 2>on certain commodities. We can build resilience, but we can

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<v Speaker 2>only build resilience together. We have to move from division

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<v Speaker 3>Now, in that.

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<v Speaker 2>Discussion, we will of course discussed, as some of you

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<v Speaker 2>Building Canada Act, what it means, how we bring it

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<v Speaker 2>to life in the right way. And I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>and starting a process, and we define that process going forward.

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<v Speaker 2>But what it could do is enable Canada to build

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<v Speaker 2>create great careers, not just jobs, but careers for the

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<v Speaker 2>for education and social services that our people deserve. It's

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<v Speaker 2>take away. It's about controlling our economic destiny. Together with

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<v Speaker 2>this legislation, the word nation carries more than one meeting.

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<v Speaker 2>Building Canada projects, national projects in the national interests will

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<v Speaker 2>build our national economy through indigenous equity and full participation.

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<v Speaker 2>Equity participation and resource management projects built with indigenous partners,

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<v Speaker 2>with indigenous community. These and the point is one of

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<v Speaker 2>the points is that the economic value of these projects

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<v Speaker 2>will be shared with First Nations. As partners, you will

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<v Speaker 2>help build the prosperity of your communities for generations to come.

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<v Speaker 2>By moving forward together, we can write a new chapter.

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<v Speaker 2>We together can write a new chapter in the relationship

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<v Speaker 2>between the Government of Canada and First Nations. And those

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<v Speaker 2>aren't just words. This isn't an aspiration.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the law.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the law as it is written. The plan

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<v Speaker 2>is embedded in the law itself in many respects. This

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<v Speaker 2>So today we're going to discuss how we can do

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<v Speaker 2>help build our nations ishkode that calls la coppa a

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<v Speaker 2>la pataciois it comes sa betsi. They comes sa developed

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<v Speaker 2>seti a vouzave ma ferod it comes sa counouzon. We

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<v Speaker 2>have an ambitious agenda today, UH, and our objectives are fourfold. First,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll discuss how best to work together meaningfully through engagement

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<v Speaker 1>How do we do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Secondly, we'll review the role of the new Federal Major

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<v Speaker 2>Project's Office and how it will work with the new

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<v Speaker 2>Indigenous Advisory Council to get big projects built in the

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<v Speaker 2>right way. Third, we'll discuss how the federal government can

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<v Speaker 2>work with first Nations to build opportunities for equitable economic prosperity,

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<v Speaker 2>partnership and full participation in major projects. And finally, at

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<v Speaker 2>the end, I'll help moderate a session on how we

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<v Speaker 2>can work together on the implementation of this legislation, and

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<v Speaker 2>during that session, obviously I'll be very happy to take

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<v Speaker 2>your questions at that time. I'll also be here throughout

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<v Speaker 2>the day, and I look forward to having informal discussions

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<v Speaker 2>with as many of you as possible. The conversations today

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<v Speaker 2>are about hearing from us participants in building first nations

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<v Speaker 2>communities as we together build our nation, and I fully recognize,

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<v Speaker 2>we fully recognize there's many diverse perspectives, which is exactly

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<v Speaker 2>why we've assembled this group, And thank you again for

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<v Speaker 2>coming physically and virtually and in spirit to further that

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<v Speaker 2>out which next week I we'll meet with the Inuit

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<v Speaker 2>Crown Partnership Committee and soon thereafter with METI Leadership to

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<v Speaker 2>continue these conversations. But before I seed the floor, I

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<v Speaker 2>just want to spend a few more moments on how

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<v Speaker 2>we would like to move forward and start again on

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<v Speaker 2>how we intend to go on. Respecting the rights of

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<v Speaker 2>Indigenous peoples is a fundamental purpose of the Building Canada Act.

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<v Speaker 2>The Act requires meaningful consultation with Indigenous peoples, both in

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<v Speaker 2>the process of determining which projects are in our collective

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<v Speaker 2>interests and in the development of the conditions for those

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<v Speaker 2>projects going forward. This is a legal requirement in the Act,

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<v Speaker 2>which honors Section thirty five of our Constitution, and the

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<v Speaker 2>duty to consult it upholds the Government's Committee to implement

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<v Speaker 2>the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including free,

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<v Speaker 2>prior and Informed consent. It helps put to help put

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<v Speaker 2>this into action. The new Major Federal Project's Office will

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<v Speaker 2>have that Indigenous Advisory Council to advise on the implementation

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<v Speaker 2>of this bill and to ensure that Indigenous perspectives are

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<v Speaker 2>fully integrated at each stage of the process. That council

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<v Speaker 2>will be comprised of First Nations, Inuit, Matsi, Modern Treaty

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<v Speaker 2>and self government representatives. We'll talk more about the structure

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<v Speaker 2>and the operation of that council later today. Now, being

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<v Speaker 2>a reliable partner to Indigenous peoples goes beyond upholding the

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<v Speaker 2>duty to consult. It goes to creating and enabling the

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<v Speaker 2>creation of long term wealth and prosperity for Indigenous peoples

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<v Speaker 2>through full equity ownership of projects. And that's why we

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<v Speaker 2>decided to double the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Probe to ten

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<v Speaker 2>billion dollars to enable more Indigenous communities to acquire equity

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<v Speaker 2>ownership of major projects without cost. We've substantially broadened the

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<v Speaker 2>types of projects that are eligible for this through this

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<v Speaker 2>type of financing, from not just natural resource projects or

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<v Speaker 2>so those exist. Projects in the energy sector, in electricity generation,

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<v Speaker 2>in environmental technologies such as carbon capture, in critical minerals,

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<v Speaker 2>import infrastructure, in transportation infrastructure, and well beyond all the

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<v Speaker 2>major projects that we're looking to build as a country.

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<v Speaker 2>We're also dedicating forty million dollars to funding of new

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<v Speaker 2>funding to support First Nations, Inuit and Meysie participation in

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<v Speaker 2>this process. Money that will help build capacity for negotiations,

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<v Speaker 2>to help with project selection and development, and we'd like

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<v Speaker 2>to have your direct feedback on the parameters for this

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<v Speaker 2>funding to ensure that it's most effective be used. The

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<v Speaker 2>Building Canada Act defines projects in the National Interests as

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<v Speaker 2>those which meet five criteria strengthening Canada's autonomy, our resilience,

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<v Speaker 2>our security, providing other economic benefits to Canada, having a

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<v Speaker 2>high likelihood of being successfully executed, contributing to clean development

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<v Speaker 2>and are environmental objectives, and advancing the interests of indigenous peoples.

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<v Speaker 2>Examples of those projects could include highways, railways, ports, new

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<v Speaker 2>energy and trade corridors. KeyPoint, there is no list of

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<v Speaker 2>those projects yet, there's ideas out there. Projects will be

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<v Speaker 2>proposed by many stakeholders. The provinces have ideas. There will

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<v Speaker 2>be ideas from the private sectors, and there will be

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<v Speaker 2>ideas directly from first nations. There's multiple ways that we

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<v Speaker 2>can collaborate on these projects, and I just want to

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<v Speaker 2>highlight a few recent examples before I close. We look

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<v Speaker 2>at Cedar LNG, which is a new floating liquefied natural

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<v Speaker 2>gas processing facility and export terminal in British Columbia. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a partnership between a private company, Pemben, a pipeline and

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<v Speaker 2>the Island Nation the nation. Island Nation wanted this project

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<v Speaker 2>built and the federal government worked with the islandination to

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<v Speaker 2>provide the financing so there was equity ownership. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>project that's a gold standard for infrastructure projects in Canada,

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<v Speaker 2>creating over four hundred jobs, generating over two hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>seventy five million in GDP during the construction and an

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<v Speaker 2>additional eighty five million year in and year out annually thereafter.

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<v Speaker 2>Much of that will go directly to the community. It

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<v Speaker 2>will be power by clean energy and produce ultra low

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<v Speaker 2>carbon liquefied national natural gas. It'll diversify our trading relationships

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<v Speaker 2>into Asia, strengthen our economy here at home. So it's

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<v Speaker 2>the type of projects that's transformative, that has the partnership

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<v Speaker 2>and it's an example on which we can build. It

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<v Speaker 2>will help change the lives of the workers, not just

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<v Speaker 2>the workers on the project, but the community members for

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<v Speaker 2>generations because of that flow of future income that goes

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<v Speaker 2>directly to the community, because of projects and opportunities like this,

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<v Speaker 2>because of the prosperity they create, whether it's Cedar LNG,

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<v Speaker 2>the Enbridge West Coast Natural Gas pipeline, or the partnerships

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<v Speaker 2>between Hydro Quebec and the Gananahue Mohawk that those projects

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<v Speaker 2>will create. There are children who will grow up with

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<v Speaker 2>a greater sense of security and prosperity and possibility. There'll

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<v Speaker 2>be more resources for first nations to determine how to

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<v Speaker 2>use them, whether in community centers, in health, in schools

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<v Speaker 2>and beyond, and there'll be a foundation on which our

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<v Speaker 2>people can build good, fulfilling lives. Really, in the end,

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<v Speaker 2>what this is about, yes, selecting building and building in

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<v Speaker 2>the right way major projects, but it's about building our

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<v Speaker 2>with opportunity, with security and prosperity. And that's that's what

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<v Speaker 2>we can build together at all the convol a sanci

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<v Speaker 2>at evjevous remerci tous de prison devot de vot cando

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<v Speaker 2>on pataria vele us alon batsiel de grand Canada. Canada's

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<v Speaker 2>new government is committed to working together so we can

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<v Speaker 2>build Canada together for everyone's benefit. I want to thank

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<v Speaker 2>you again for being here today. I want to thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for considering putting your trust in this process. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to thank you in advance for the work that

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<v Speaker 2>we will do together today and in the months and

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<v Speaker 2>the years ahead. And now we will get to work,

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<v Speaker 2>and thank you for your attention. Messie madwutch.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, thanks very tending today and please welcome National Chief

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<v Speaker 6>Oh Me Gwetch. Thank you Abajakachin and Maka Kabijayan oman Ungum.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you to the press for being here and walking

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<v Speaker 6>with us as we get our messaging out this this week.

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<v Speaker 6>It's been uh, you know, it's been a long time.

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<v Speaker 6>I think the last meeting that chiefs had with the

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<v Speaker 6>Prime Minister was in twenty twelve, and I think that

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<v Speaker 6>that's too long for Canada to have a conversation with

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<v Speaker 6>First nations, and so we look to this week for

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<v Speaker 6>a more firm commitment on meeting more regular lead with

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<v Speaker 6>our First Nation's leadership across this country and with the

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<v Speaker 6>country as a whole. I want to recognize the algonquin

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<v Speaker 6>Neshnabik Territory on whose land we are on. Thank you

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<v Speaker 6>to Cheyenne, our knowledge keeper, our young knowledge keeper, for

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<v Speaker 6>your prayers, and again thank you to the media for

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<v Speaker 6>attending today. For the first time since being sworn into office,

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<v Speaker 6>Prime Minister Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs from

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<v Speaker 6>across this country. It has been over thirteen years since

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<v Speaker 6>a Prime Minister had convened a meeting directly with First

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<v Speaker 6>Nations leadership. So we lift up chiefs that have traveled

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<v Speaker 6>to be here this week. We also recognize chiefs that

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<v Speaker 6>can't be here because they are fighting wildfires in this country,

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<v Speaker 6>and our hearts and prayers are with all of you

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<v Speaker 6>and with the first responders across this country. First Nations

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<v Speaker 6>and Canada are once again at a critical point in

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<v Speaker 6>our nation to nation relationship. We recognize the Prime Minister

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<v Speaker 6>for hosting this meeting. I know that him and I

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<v Speaker 6>had tough discussions on it, and I'm glad that he'd

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<v Speaker 6>answered that call to meet with chiefs directly, and so

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<v Speaker 6>I appreciate him for that. I want to start by

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<v Speaker 6>saying that we stand with the Prime Minister and with

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<v Speaker 6>all Canadians against Prime Minister Trump's illegal tariffs. From the

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<v Speaker 6>War of eighteen twelve and world wars thereafter, World War

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<v Speaker 6>one and two, and throughout this country's history, First Nations

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<v Speaker 6>in the masses and more than any other group cultural

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<v Speaker 6>group in this country stood up for this country when

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<v Speaker 6>they were facing war in times of crisis. Now is

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<v Speaker 6>another one of those times, and First Nations are standing

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<v Speaker 6>up again to protect their country. First Nations have inhabited

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<v Speaker 6>these territories long before colonial borders were established. We have

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<v Speaker 6>always supported economic growth and prosperity for all, but not

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<v Speaker 6>Our rights cannot be implemented or respected without us in

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<v Speaker 6>substance and in process. They cannot be respected. After the fact,

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<v Speaker 6>we have proven over and over in court and at

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<v Speaker 6>the United Nations. Bill C five was introduced and the

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<v Speaker 6>Assembly of First Nations organized two virtual forums, and our

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<v Speaker 6>executive men or who are here today, had met yesterday.

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<v Speaker 6>These meetings were a chance to share strategies and discuss

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<v Speaker 6>issues rights holders and First Nations have been raising consultation

427
00:34:31.320 --> 00:34:34.800
<v Speaker 6>and consent were common themes. Chiefs have made it very

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<v Speaker 6>clear that First Nations consent for major projects is not optional. Well,

429
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<v Speaker 6>while the bill was rammed through Parliament in twenty days

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<v Speaker 6>and amended to require provincial consent for national projects, provisions

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<v Speaker 6>for the free prior and informed consent of impacted First

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<v Speaker 6>Nations were voted down. Until an appropriate process founded in

433
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<v Speaker 6>free prior and informed consent is estableablished between First Nations

434
00:35:02.320 --> 00:35:06.280
<v Speaker 6>rights holders and the Crown, the Crown's legal obligations will

435
00:35:06.400 --> 00:35:09.639
<v Speaker 6>not be met. So this week, my friends, is only

436
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<v Speaker 6>the beginning. Our Assembly of First Nations virtual forums made

437
00:35:14.480 --> 00:35:16.880
<v Speaker 6>it clear that First Nations have a range of views

438
00:35:16.960 --> 00:35:21.519
<v Speaker 6>on major project development. This diversity is to be celebrated,

439
00:35:21.920 --> 00:35:26.239
<v Speaker 6>not feared or leveraged against us. Many First Nations are

440
00:35:26.440 --> 00:35:30.320
<v Speaker 6>very concerned about Bill C five, while other chiefs to

441
00:35:30.719 --> 00:35:34.719
<v Speaker 6>want to proceed quickly with projects, resource revenue sharing agreements

442
00:35:34.760 --> 00:35:38.920
<v Speaker 6>and project ownership. We support every First nation's rights holder,

443
00:35:39.199 --> 00:35:43.239
<v Speaker 6>whether they oppose or support this bill. During the forums,

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00:35:44.239 --> 00:35:47.679
<v Speaker 6>chiefs have questioned the federal definition of a national interest project.

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<v Speaker 6>Why can't the construction and ongoing operation of a long promise.

446
00:35:52.480 --> 00:35:56.280
<v Speaker 6>Clean water systems in First Nations communities be a project

447
00:35:56.320 --> 00:36:04.360
<v Speaker 6>of national significance. Why not fast tracks First Nations infrastructure quality, housing,

448
00:36:05.079 --> 00:36:10.519
<v Speaker 6>modern First Nations schools, and reliable internet access, access to

449
00:36:10.920 --> 00:36:14.159
<v Speaker 6>cell phone service for First Nations children and their families.

450
00:36:15.199 --> 00:36:20.239
<v Speaker 6>Systemic neglect of basic infrastructure is another example of deep

451
00:36:20.440 --> 00:36:24.079
<v Speaker 6>rooted inequality that has led to poorer health outcomes and

452
00:36:24.239 --> 00:36:28.519
<v Speaker 6>less prosperity for First Nations compared to that of other Canadians.

453
00:36:29.599 --> 00:36:32.280
<v Speaker 6>We are four times more likely to live in a

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00:36:32.360 --> 00:36:35.559
<v Speaker 6>crowded house, six times more likely to live in a

455
00:36:35.639 --> 00:36:39.159
<v Speaker 6>home that needs major repairs. Half of First Nation's schools

456
00:36:39.239 --> 00:36:44.639
<v Speaker 6>in Canada on our First Nations are over crowded. They're

457
00:36:44.679 --> 00:36:49.199
<v Speaker 6>in need of additions or immediate replacement. During this past

458
00:36:49.280 --> 00:36:53.559
<v Speaker 6>federal election, Prime Minister Carnei recognized this opportunity in a

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<v Speaker 6>very tangible and relevant terms during a virtual forum with

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<v Speaker 6>our chiefs. Trime Minister said closing the First Nation's infrastructure

461
00:37:02.920 --> 00:37:08.400
<v Speaker 6>gap alone would trigger would have a bigger impact economic

462
00:37:08.519 --> 00:37:11.880
<v Speaker 6>impact than the negative aspect of all of Trump's tariffs.

463
00:37:12.639 --> 00:37:16.360
<v Speaker 6>In addition to a huge return on investment, He described

464
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<v Speaker 6>the need to provide predictable funding through a single envelope.

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<v Speaker 6>The Prime Minister said his government would match First Nations

466
00:37:24.320 --> 00:37:28.559
<v Speaker 6>led projects with financing certainty so projects can move through.

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<v Speaker 6>Excuse me a moment, and during and during the royal visit,

468
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<v Speaker 6>King Charles the Third said that we must honor the

469
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<v Speaker 6>Truth and Reconciliation in both word and deed. With the

470
00:37:48.039 --> 00:37:52.239
<v Speaker 6>election over Trump's tariffs and the next budget approaching, we

471
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<v Speaker 6>have a chance to turn to the Prime Minister's insightful

472
00:37:55.760 --> 00:37:59.599
<v Speaker 6>words to deed. What better way to recognize the tenth

473
00:37:59.639 --> 00:38:02.800
<v Speaker 6>and of nury of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls

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<v Speaker 6>to action then fast tracking national projects to close the

475
00:38:06.480 --> 00:38:11.800
<v Speaker 6>First Nation's infrastructure gap. Rights Holders have been waiting patiently

476
00:38:12.280 --> 00:38:15.400
<v Speaker 6>to be heard about Bill C five. They were purposely

477
00:38:15.480 --> 00:38:21.199
<v Speaker 6>excluded and uninvited from any substantive exchange with parliamentarians.

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<v Speaker 2>About C five.

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<v Speaker 6>So this week we hope space will finally be provided

480
00:38:25.880 --> 00:38:29.559
<v Speaker 6>four chiefs to be heard. We hope the infrastructure gap

481
00:38:29.679 --> 00:38:32.519
<v Speaker 6>is on the table in a very serious way, and

482
00:38:32.639 --> 00:38:35.360
<v Speaker 6>we hope the Prime Minister will make meetings with rights

483
00:38:35.400 --> 00:38:38.760
<v Speaker 6>holders a more regular occurrence. This can't just be the

484
00:38:38.840 --> 00:38:41.039
<v Speaker 6>bl end all today. This has to be the start

485
00:38:41.119 --> 00:38:46.000
<v Speaker 6>of a new relationship with First Nations directly. Regardless of

486
00:38:46.079 --> 00:38:49.639
<v Speaker 6>what happens, nothing will change the reality that over five

487
00:38:49.800 --> 00:38:53.519
<v Speaker 6>hundred and sixty billion dollars of project are forecast to

488
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<v Speaker 6>be launched on traditional First Nations lands over the next decade.

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<v Speaker 6>The potential benefit of these projects is in the trillions

490
00:39:00.719 --> 00:39:04.199
<v Speaker 6>of dollars, but they're not going to advance without First

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00:39:04.320 --> 00:39:07.519
<v Speaker 6>Nation support and that is the truth, my friends. Thank

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<v Speaker 6>you so very much, Jimmy much.

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<v Speaker 7>Hello, good okay, good evening. Sorry, I'm just thinking what

494
00:39:27.719 --> 00:39:29.639
<v Speaker 7>time is it right now. It's been a long day.

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<v Speaker 7>So my name is Kyra Wilson, Grand Chief for the

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<v Speaker 7>Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. I just want to say thank

497
00:39:37.000 --> 00:39:39.760
<v Speaker 7>you to the leadership that is here today. You know,

498
00:39:40.079 --> 00:39:44.960
<v Speaker 7>it has been a long day of conversations with the

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<v Speaker 7>Prime Minister as well as cabinet ministers and many leadership

500
00:39:51.280 --> 00:39:57.880
<v Speaker 7>from across the country and it's been an interesting day

501
00:39:58.159 --> 00:40:03.440
<v Speaker 7>to say the least. We've heard from many nations, of course,

502
00:40:03.519 --> 00:40:07.480
<v Speaker 7>which is the most important part of the discussions that

503
00:40:07.639 --> 00:40:11.880
<v Speaker 7>happened in the last two days. We, of course, as

504
00:40:11.960 --> 00:40:15.719
<v Speaker 7>First Nations, needed to ensure that our voices are being

505
00:40:15.800 --> 00:40:20.960
<v Speaker 7>heard and you know there's a clear message that we've

506
00:40:21.039 --> 00:40:25.199
<v Speaker 7>heard or that I've heard, sorry today, but also yesterday

507
00:40:25.239 --> 00:40:31.039
<v Speaker 7>as well as that we are calling for honesty and

508
00:40:31.159 --> 00:40:36.119
<v Speaker 7>transparency in all discussions when it comes to this country,

509
00:40:36.760 --> 00:40:41.400
<v Speaker 7>you know, as the first people's of the land and

510
00:40:41.559 --> 00:40:44.920
<v Speaker 7>territories that we see in this country, we need to

511
00:40:44.960 --> 00:40:48.599
<v Speaker 7>be a part of these conversations. And I understand that

512
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<v Speaker 7>Canada has talked about, you know, an issue of national

513
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<v Speaker 7>security and these major projects are going to address that.

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<v Speaker 7>And these major projects are of national interest. And what

515
00:41:02.719 --> 00:41:06.880
<v Speaker 7>we've heard today is that you know, what is the issue?

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<v Speaker 7>What is national security? As first nations, we need to

517
00:41:10.639 --> 00:41:13.159
<v Speaker 7>be a part of these conversations. You know, our people

518
00:41:13.320 --> 00:41:17.440
<v Speaker 7>have fought in the front lines of the wars of

519
00:41:17.639 --> 00:41:20.440
<v Speaker 7>this country and we need to be acknowledged and respected.

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00:41:20.519 --> 00:41:26.760
<v Speaker 7>And we have many, many asks and many demands when

521
00:41:26.800 --> 00:41:29.679
<v Speaker 7>it comes to this process. If we are talking about

522
00:41:29.880 --> 00:41:34.519
<v Speaker 7>major projects, what are we currently dealing with today? Yes,

523
00:41:34.840 --> 00:41:40.039
<v Speaker 7>there are future projects that we can discuss. Of course,

524
00:41:40.280 --> 00:41:44.039
<v Speaker 7>today was not about consultation. Today is going to be

525
00:41:44.159 --> 00:41:48.119
<v Speaker 7>the first meetings of many That is the expectation from Canada.

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<v Speaker 7>And when we think about the consent of these major projects,

527
00:41:55.119 --> 00:41:58.039
<v Speaker 7>we also need to have rights of refusal. We need

528
00:41:58.079 --> 00:42:00.280
<v Speaker 7>to be able to say no. And that was one

529
00:42:00.280 --> 00:42:02.519
<v Speaker 7>of the questions that we asked today. What is your

530
00:42:02.679 --> 00:42:06.440
<v Speaker 7>response going to be if a nation says no to

531
00:42:06.639 --> 00:42:09.480
<v Speaker 7>any major project within the region or in their territory,

532
00:42:10.760 --> 00:42:16.199
<v Speaker 7>and so major projects resource extraction. You know, this is

533
00:42:16.239 --> 00:42:21.920
<v Speaker 7>a conversation and you know, we're not against development, but

534
00:42:22.480 --> 00:42:25.320
<v Speaker 7>not at the expense of our waters and our lands.

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<v Speaker 7>And that is also a clear message that we have

536
00:42:28.360 --> 00:42:31.079
<v Speaker 7>shared with Canada today is that we are always going

537
00:42:31.159 --> 00:42:34.800
<v Speaker 7>to protect the waters and the lands and ensure that

538
00:42:35.679 --> 00:42:39.199
<v Speaker 7>you know, the lands and waters are there for future generations.

539
00:42:40.440 --> 00:42:45.159
<v Speaker 7>And we see resource extraction today. You know, we see

540
00:42:46.280 --> 00:42:50.760
<v Speaker 7>Canada and the provinces benefiting from resources that are being

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00:42:50.800 --> 00:42:54.280
<v Speaker 7>extracted from our lands and territories, and we need to

542
00:42:54.400 --> 00:42:58.360
<v Speaker 7>also see the benefit from well the financial benefits, sorry,

543
00:42:58.440 --> 00:43:01.760
<v Speaker 7>from what is happening today, and we don't as first nations,

544
00:43:01.880 --> 00:43:05.039
<v Speaker 7>we are stricken with poverty in our nations. So you know,

545
00:43:05.159 --> 00:43:08.760
<v Speaker 7>that is one of the things that we or I

546
00:43:08.800 --> 00:43:13.599
<v Speaker 7>shouldn't say, that I've heard today and just thinking about

547
00:43:14.440 --> 00:43:16.639
<v Speaker 7>you know, there's so many thoughts that are going through

548
00:43:16.679 --> 00:43:21.559
<v Speaker 7>my mind right now about the message we've also heard

549
00:43:21.719 --> 00:43:25.480
<v Speaker 7>you know that section thirty five. There needs to be

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00:43:25.559 --> 00:43:29.639
<v Speaker 7>a framework that is defining First Nations rights within that

551
00:43:29.760 --> 00:43:33.719
<v Speaker 7>piece of legislation. We need to hear from Canada how

552
00:43:33.760 --> 00:43:38.800
<v Speaker 7>they're going to respect and recognize our laws, the laws

553
00:43:38.840 --> 00:43:41.719
<v Speaker 7>that we create, the standards and regulations that we create

554
00:43:41.800 --> 00:43:44.000
<v Speaker 7>in this process. What is that going to look like?

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00:43:44.159 --> 00:43:46.760
<v Speaker 7>And there's so many questions and I'll leave that to

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00:43:47.079 --> 00:43:51.320
<v Speaker 7>leadership to speak about. But what I will say is

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<v Speaker 7>that this meeting was not consultation. This meeting was a

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<v Speaker 7>discussion and it's going to be a discussion of many

559
00:44:00.559 --> 00:44:02.519
<v Speaker 7>That is the expectation going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I.

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<v Speaker 7>Acknowledge our leadership that we're at the table today. Thank

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<v Speaker 7>you very much for being there for our nations. Thank

563
00:44:11.400 --> 00:44:13.800
<v Speaker 7>you for standing up for our nations and our families.

564
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<v Speaker 7>And I just want to say, jimmy much to our

565
00:44:15.800 --> 00:44:17.119
<v Speaker 7>leadership that are here today, thank you.

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<v Speaker 4>I thought a lot about what the Prime Minister had

567
00:44:30.239 --> 00:44:33.440
<v Speaker 4>to say, and when I think about this relationship that

568
00:44:33.599 --> 00:44:36.800
<v Speaker 4>First Nations are engaged with Canada and the history of

569
00:44:36.880 --> 00:44:41.000
<v Speaker 4>our relationship, the history of lies, the history of violence,

570
00:44:41.119 --> 00:44:45.239
<v Speaker 4>the history of broken promises, this makes trust hard. Prime

571
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<v Speaker 4>Minister Carney. I would love nothing more as a First

572
00:44:49.920 --> 00:44:52.239
<v Speaker 4>Nation's chief to say that I trust you or that

573
00:44:52.360 --> 00:44:55.440
<v Speaker 4>I can trust you. But as you said today, Prime Minister,

574
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<v Speaker 4>today was not consultation. Today was merely engagement, as was yesterday.

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<v Speaker 4>Don't even consider it a blind dad, Prime Minister, You're

576
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<v Speaker 4>just getting to meet us and getting to know us

577
00:45:10.360 --> 00:45:14.199
<v Speaker 4>as First Nation's chief, First Nations chiefs and Grand chiefs

578
00:45:15.039 --> 00:45:21.280
<v Speaker 4>and forming a healthy and mutually respectful relationship is going

579
00:45:21.360 --> 00:45:24.679
<v Speaker 4>to be a long, hard road. It's going to take

580
00:45:24.719 --> 00:45:27.360
<v Speaker 4>a lot of time, and we're going to need to

581
00:45:27.440 --> 00:45:32.519
<v Speaker 4>see some serious showings of good faith. And, at the

582
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<v Speaker 4>risk of sounding redundant, enacting Bill C five and passing

583
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<v Speaker 4>this legislation without consenting, sorry, consulting with us or obtaining

584
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<v Speaker 4>our consent was not a good start. Another issue that

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<v Speaker 4>the Prime Minister touched upon was that of hope. Let

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<v Speaker 4>me tell you, as a female First Nations Chief, as

587
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<v Speaker 4>a mother of five children, as a grandmother who will

588
00:46:06.119 --> 00:46:10.639
<v Speaker 4>someday be a great grandmother, hope is something that I

589
00:46:10.719 --> 00:46:15.519
<v Speaker 4>think about every day. Hope is something that First Nations

590
00:46:15.599 --> 00:46:20.519
<v Speaker 4>people in this country are fast losing. Hope is virtually

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<v Speaker 4>non existent right now as I speak these words. Three

592
00:46:26.800 --> 00:46:31.360
<v Speaker 4>wildfires surround my ancestral land and much of Northern Manitoba

593
00:46:31.519 --> 00:46:36.000
<v Speaker 4>is burning the boreal forest that we rely on, all humans,

594
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<v Speaker 4>not just First Nations, all human beings rely on to

595
00:46:40.039 --> 00:46:44.599
<v Speaker 4>Breathe is being decimated and it's getting worse year after

596
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<v Speaker 4>year after year. This is all the result of climate change.

597
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<v Speaker 4>This is the result of environmental degradation, and we're being

598
00:46:53.920 --> 00:46:56.039
<v Speaker 4>asked to come to the table to talk about how

599
00:46:56.079 --> 00:47:00.719
<v Speaker 4>we can do more destruction than degradation. Is it just

600
00:47:00.920 --> 00:47:04.159
<v Speaker 4>me or does that seem crazy to everyone else as well?

601
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<v Speaker 4>There's an abundance of hopelessness and despair in First Nations

602
00:47:09.519 --> 00:47:14.239
<v Speaker 4>communities because we don't live in a third world. Let's

603
00:47:14.320 --> 00:47:17.960
<v Speaker 4>get this straight. First Nations people in Canada, a G

604
00:47:18.199 --> 00:47:23.400
<v Speaker 4>seven country, live in the fourth world, and it's unacceptable,

605
00:47:24.039 --> 00:47:28.719
<v Speaker 4>and once again, it's indicative of the unhealthy and abusive

606
00:47:28.800 --> 00:47:32.760
<v Speaker 4>relationship that we seem to be stuck in. I'll give

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<v Speaker 4>you two quick examples of major destruction that has occurred

608
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<v Speaker 4>in my ancestral territory of Northern Manitoba, not just the

609
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<v Speaker 4>Nissistic Cree nation, but other First Nations and communities in

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<v Speaker 4>Northern Manitoba. One perhaps The most damming was Manitoba Churchill

611
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<v Speaker 4>River diversion. It flooded the community of South Indian Lake

612
00:47:55.599 --> 00:48:01.079
<v Speaker 4>ten feet underwater. To this day, the sturgeon our facing extinction,

613
00:48:02.039 --> 00:48:05.199
<v Speaker 4>the whitefish are in danger of extinction. And a people

614
00:48:05.280 --> 00:48:13.679
<v Speaker 4>that were once completely self sufficient, proud, hard working individuals

615
00:48:13.719 --> 00:48:17.679
<v Speaker 4>who did not rely on the government for anything, including

616
00:48:17.760 --> 00:48:23.679
<v Speaker 4>my late grandfather, that has been relegated to a community

617
00:48:24.199 --> 00:48:29.320
<v Speaker 4>that is almost entirely reliant on the government for not

618
00:48:29.519 --> 00:48:34.920
<v Speaker 4>just transfer payments, but employment, income assistance or welfare, welfare,

619
00:48:35.079 --> 00:48:38.679
<v Speaker 4>social assistance, handouts, whatever you want to call it. We

620
00:48:38.840 --> 00:48:44.360
<v Speaker 4>never needed this, and it's national projects of interest like

621
00:48:44.519 --> 00:48:49.599
<v Speaker 4>hydro dams and pipelines and mines that have brought us

622
00:48:49.679 --> 00:48:53.280
<v Speaker 4>to this place where we need to rely on the

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00:48:53.360 --> 00:48:57.119
<v Speaker 4>government in order to survive. The second example is the

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<v Speaker 4>Reutan mine in Leaf Rapids, Manitoba. Any of my relatives

625
00:49:01.199 --> 00:49:05.800
<v Speaker 4>and my citizens live in Leaf Rapids. The entire town

626
00:49:05.960 --> 00:49:09.880
<v Speaker 4>is evacuated right now, while the province and the FEDS

627
00:49:10.280 --> 00:49:13.119
<v Speaker 4>kind of go back and forth over jurisdiction. There is

628
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<v Speaker 4>no elected government, which is very convenient, and the people

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<v Speaker 4>are not being helped. The town itself is in grave

630
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<v Speaker 4>danger and an emergency mandatory evacuation took place recently. The

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<v Speaker 4>people are all displaced, they're suffering on the streets of Winnipeg,

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<v Speaker 4>Brandon Portaprairie wherever. And this community has been on a

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<v Speaker 4>Worldwater Advisory for over twenty years because this mine came

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<v Speaker 4>in under the authorization not of matriarchs like myself, not

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<v Speaker 4>a First Nations leadership, but by the authority of the

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<v Speaker 4>provincial government thanks to the National Resource Transfer Act. They

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<v Speaker 4>came in, they destroyed, and they left a big mess

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<v Speaker 4>and tailings than you can shake a stick at. There

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<v Speaker 4>was a time that our elders told us that one

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<v Speaker 4>day we would pay for water. That was what they

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<v Speaker 4>told our ancestors, and our ancestors found that concept to

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<v Speaker 4>be incredulous. Why would we pay for water because clean,

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<v Speaker 4>fresh drinking water was in absolute abundance all throughout the

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<v Speaker 4>Turtle Island and especially in Northern Manitoba. Today, I think

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<v Speaker 4>it's safe to say that one day wars will be

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<v Speaker 4>fought over clean drinking water. Make no mistake, our so

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<v Speaker 4>called neighbors to the south will be the first ones

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<v Speaker 4>running up here wanting our water. And it's going to

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<v Speaker 4>be a sad day.

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<v Speaker 6>One day.

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<v Speaker 4>No one will be able to breathe, and it won't

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<v Speaker 4>only be because of all the wildfires. It'll be because

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<v Speaker 4>we've decimated the boil for us that we as humans

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<v Speaker 4>rely on for oxygen for survival. My final thought on

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<v Speaker 4>the issue of Bill C five is that I have

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<v Speaker 4>great concern for our First Nations women, our girls, and

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<v Speaker 4>our two spirit relatives. History has shown us that with

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<v Speaker 4>big projects and development come man camps, and with these

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<v Speaker 4>man camps comes copious amounts of sexual violence and gender

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<v Speaker 4>based violence being perpetrated against our women, our girls, and

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<v Speaker 4>our two spirit relatives. This cannot continue, It must be addressed,

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<v Speaker 4>and it should not be ignored. This is not the

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<v Speaker 4>first time I have addressed this issue with media, and

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<v Speaker 4>I'm still waiting to have these words shared with the public,

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<v Speaker 4>shared with government. As Indigenous women, girls, two spirit and

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<v Speaker 4>also Indigenous men and boys, we have the right to live.

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<v Speaker 4>We have the right to feel safe. A WG two

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<v Speaker 4>US plus no more sexual violent abuse against our indigenous people.

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<v Speaker 4>To conclude, I will quote Cree knowledge Keeper Robert Spence

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<v Speaker 4>of Titasquia Cree Nation. What we do to the land,

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<v Speaker 4>we do to ourselves, and that goes for all of us.

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<v Speaker 4>Not just First Nations, all human beings. We're all in

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<v Speaker 4>this together. And you can't eat money, and you can't

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<v Speaker 4>breathe money, and you can't drink oil. We have to

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<v Speaker 4>work together, yes, to improve the conditions of First Nations

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<v Speaker 4>people in this country called Canada, but we also have

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<v Speaker 4>to protect Mother Earth Higosani.

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